Feeling lost inside a library? The Dewey Decimal System is a logical and popular book classification system for libraries and schools helping you to easily locate any book or periodical you need. Fool these steps to better understand the Dewey Decimal System.

You Will Need: • A library • An understanding of decimals and numbers

Step 1: Defining the systemUnderstand that the Dewey Decimal System categorizes books according to 10 broad classes, including computers, technology, arts, and literature.

Step 2: Classify furtherLearn the classification within the 10 main categories, which divide books according to subject matter. For instance, the 700 class, Arts, is subdivided into 10 divisions, including Drawing, Painting, and Music.

Step 4: Get more specificDivide the subdivisions into sections. The subdivision of class 700, Arts, includes the division 750, Painting, which includes 759, Historical, which comprises such sections as 759.11 (Canadian), 759.13 (American), and 759.2 (British).

Step 5: Assign rankArrange books numerically on shelves within the library, according to the Dewey number.